WVC 16 - 17 - 6
§16-17-6. Article constitutes independent authorization; housing
authority not subject to limitations and
requirements of other laws.
This article shall constitute an independent authorization
for a housing authority to undertake the development or
administration of projects to assure the availability of safe and
sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national defense
activities as provided in this article, and for a housing
authority to cooperate with, or act as agent for, the federal
government in the development or administration of similar
projects by the federal government. In acting under this
authorization, a housing authority shall not be subject to any
limitations, restrictions or requirements of other laws (except
those relating to land acquisition) prescribing the procedure or
action to be taken in the development or administration of any
public works, including slum clearance and housing projects for
persons of low income or undertakings or projects of municipal or
public corporations or political subdivisions or agencies of the
state. A housing authority may do any and all things necessary
or desirable to cooperate with, or act as agent for, the federal
government, or to secure financial aid, in the expeditious
development or in the administration of projects to assure the
availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged
in national defense activities and to effectuate the purposes of
this article.

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